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  • Morning and happy Wednesday. This week is passing quickly, probably because we have been really busy. Hubby is on nights for the rest of the week so I am hoping I have a more relaxed next few days. 

    Today I have sent £2 to the sealed pot and £5 to the EF as part of my PAD. It's a NSD (thankfully after yesterday!) and I will need to update the budget and move some money around after yesterday's holiday spending. I will pop back later to update the signature. 

    No gym this morning as my arms are aching from vaccinations but hoping I can go later this evening. If not I will be back on it tomorrow. 

    I currently have £10+ in Prolific, just waiting for it to be approved. I will be keeping an eye out for more surveys today, nothing else happening at the moment in terms of money/finances.
    Hope you're all well!
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • Hi all, it’s another NSD for me today and I’ve a lot on to keep me busy.

    I managed to cash out £5.06 from Prolific this morning so that has been sent to the sealed pot. And I sent £10 to the EF.

    Counting down the days now until sealed pot declaration day (26th) at which point I will top my EF up and then start on the sabbatical.

    Thats it from me
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • Hi all and happy Friday :) I hope you have had a good week. 

    It's another NSD for me today, I don't have any spending plans for this weekend either so I am hoping to get another few in over the next few days. I'm out with the girls next Saturday so I will be spending then... 

    My PAD today included a £7.77 cash out from Prolific which has been sent to the sealed pot and £10 to the EF, which has now topped the £800 mark. I had £10 in my purse yesterday so I added that to the cash envelope challenge bonus envelope last night. 

    I've just noticed in the MSE news about the bus fare cap being extended, so I'm going to have a read up on that now as we have reverted to using the bus instead of taxis since the cap started. It's actually nice to see buses being used (and full!) again.

    Have fab Fridays
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • So this evening I have done some more surveys, I can now cash out again on Prolific but I have to wait until the morning as I cashed out this morning... I have also hit the £50 threshhold on Y-Live so I should get paid that in November. Happy days!
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • £6.86 cashed out from Prolific this morning and sent to the sealed pot... 
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • Good morning and happy Monday everyone. 
    I've had a very quiet and non-spendy weekend, today will also be a NSD, with no plans to spend until Friday. We did price up some holidays for my birthday next year but we didn't book one as our preferred destination is £350 more than our second choice - each!! 

    So, today I have sent £5 to the EF, it's looking good and when I open my sealed pot I'm forecasted to only need to top it up by £88 to get to the £1k which is fab. Then I can start daily PAD's to the sabbatical fund. 

    That's about it in terms of an update. I have already had a busy morning at work, and now I've had a coffee it's back to the grindstone :D 
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • Afternoon! I’ve cashed £10 from shoppix so I’ve sent £10 to the sealed pot this afternoon
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • Hello everyone and welcome to Tuesday :)  I've checked the forecast and whilst looking out the window it's not great it supposed to get better later so I am going to try and get some laundry done. I'm definitely not complaining about the temperature for this time of year. 

    Today should be a NSD for me, but I will save declaration until later on as it's Prime day and sometimes I am a marketers' dream... My PAD was £5 to the EF.

    It's a very busy day for me, starting with a Teams event and then pretty much back to back calls. I did sell a low value item on Vinted yesterday so I need to post that, but the label is paid for so I only need to drop it off at the inpost locker. The sooner it goes, the sooner I get the money released and hopefully it will be before 26th so I can include it in the sealed pot total. 

    That's all from me today.
    Hope you're all doing OK?
    LMD x
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
  • AntoMac
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    It definitely turned out nice again here LMD, after a cold ish grey start, so hopefully the same happened for you.

    I didn’t know it was Prime day today. Will do my best to resist! 
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  • AntoMac said:
    It definitely turned out nice again here LMD, after a cold ish grey start, so hopefully the same happened for you.

    I didn’t know it was Prime day today. Will do my best to resist! 
    I have resisted so will be declaring it a NSD Antomac... I popped a few things on my 'gift ideas' list for Christmas though. 
    Life gets in the way...PADding is addictive...Saving's better than spending...
    2025 1p challenge #41 | Cash envelope challenge #01 | SPC #017
    Sealed pot 2025 £6573 | EF £1000/£1000 | Sabbatical £3364/£6000 | Travel savings £1508 | Sinking pots £2571
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